Cumberland County parents sue, say school employee handcuffed child

10:23 PM,
Mar. 1, 2013

Written by

Emily Kubis
| The Tennessean

A Cumberland County family filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against the Cumberland County Board of Education after their young child was aggressively disciplined for his behavioral problems.

According to court documents filed by Gregory and Camie Hoskins, a school resource officer handcuffed their son, who had been diagnosed with behavioral disorders, for more than 40 minutes because the child refused to participate in gym class.

The South Cumberland Elementary School student was diagnosed with a behavioral anxiety disorder while in kindergarten in 2009 and a mood disorder in 2011, ...